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deteriorate

[dih-teer-ee-uh-rayt] / dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt /


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Furthermore, RBC noticed that labor-market indicators tended to deteriorate during major drawdowns but again, since the global financial crisis, these signals have generally been less susceptible to weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The property needs “immediate attention,” according to the filing, as it includes perishables that would deteriorate or lose value without attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Fearing supply shortages, Iranians are rushing to buy fuel and food as living standards deteriorate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In these diseases, the retina's photoreceptor cells, which detect incoming light, gradually deteriorate and die.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Unfortunately,” says Hunt, Ngawang “did not continue to improve. By late morning he started to deteriorate again.”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

That would mean financial markets are effectively tightening conditions themselves while confidence in the policy response deteriorates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Viewers may scan a QR code for their own copy of the audio track, which deteriorates in sound quality with every download.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The results suggest that progression in chronic blood cancers may be biologically 'encoded' years before a patient's condition visibly deteriorates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

UN agencies have suspended access as security deteriorates while needs are outpacing pre-positioned supplies, he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

“The aneurysm gradually deteriorates due to the constant pressure of the blood passing through it.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

One measurement, known as T1rho, suggested that cartilage in the inner knee deteriorated more slowly among participants who changed their walking pattern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The former long-haul truck driver said his health deteriorated so significantly while he was detained that, afterward, he could no longer pass the required physical assessment because of his vision and breathing issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Relations between the two neighbouring countries, who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, have again deteriorated in recent months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

For three years, Sally Williams struggled to understand what was happening to her as her mental health deteriorated and her life fell apart, spending almost 11 months in hospital across eight admissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Esteban Trueba, who had always found it difficult to express his emotions and had had no access to tenderness ever since his relationship with Clara had deteriorated, transferred all his finest sentiments to Alba.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

The economics of trucking are deteriorating fast — and it’s particularly bad in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The council said human rights in Afghanistan were deteriorating and voiced serious concern about the "grave, worsening, widespread and systematic oppression of all women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban".

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The United Nations has warned that the deteriorating security situation in northern Ethiopia is severely disrupting humanitarian work and has called on all sides to guarantee safe and unhindered access to people in need.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

When credit conditions start deteriorating, I like to “high grade” my portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yanking the laces tight made me wince in pain; for the past two weeks the condition of my cracked, bleeding fingertips had been steadily deteriorating in the cold air.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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